To determine the best payroll software services for businesses, we started with a pool that included all of the services on the comprehensive list below. After some preliminary investigation, including a look at other best-picks lists and initial research into each one, we interviewed small business owners to discover new ones to add to

Next, we watched tutorials and how-to videos, read user comments, reviewed Better Business Bureau ratings and considered the pricing available on these services’ websites. We also tested out services when we could. After narrowing down the list to 10 contenders, we contacted each company and posed as would-be business owners.In all, we analyzed each Payroll software service based on the following factors: